Buhler v. Gossner

CROCKETT, Justice:

Darwin D. Buhler sued for wrongful death of his 15 year old son, Robert Lee Buhler, who met his death while working in a grain silo on defendants’ dairy farm in Cache County. Defendants had arranged Workmen’s Compensation coverage for their employees; and they claim the protection of the statute which provides that is the exclusive remedy for injury or death to an employee. 1 Plaintiff counters that defendants are not entitled to that protection for two reasons: that no notice of such coverage was posted on the premises; and that Robert as a minor was illegally being…